Sale reports / Arkansas / Benton County Sale Barn / 2020-07-09

Benton County Sale Barn

Name: Benton County Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Siloam Springs, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 9

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2051

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Receipts

2,401 head

▲ 1,301 vs last sale 1,100▲ 1,114 vs year ago 1,287 · +86.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The better feeder steers and bulls under 450 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher and some of the plainer kind steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher except the better kind under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.26/cwt on 738 head.

Average price

$128.26

738 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$31.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	135.06	647	254
Medium and Large 1-2	623	128.07	798	316
Medium and Large 2	554	118.96	659	161
Medium and Large 3	470	104.03	489	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale738 hd

128.26

—

AR average8 barns · 1,916 hd

126.36

+1.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	155.81/cwt	147.00–163.00	486	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	171.33/cwt	164.00–174.00	543	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	162.40/cwt	154.00–168.00	601	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	140.95/cwt	133.00–148.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	143.30/cwt	135.00–154.00	596	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	740	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	165.73/cwt	153.00–170.00	701	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	158.04/cwt	148.00–164.00	738	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	134.85/cwt	130.00–149.00	653	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	763	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	154.75/cwt	145.00–158.00	764	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	139.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	734	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	152.63/cwt	146.00–156.00	807	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	145.61/cwt	145.00–146.00	773	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	889	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	135.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	764	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	147.73/cwt	139.00–152.00	839	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	875	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	950	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	909	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	116.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	128.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	810	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	145.23/cwt	137.00–151.00	919	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	917	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	848	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,045	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	137.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	971	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	124.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	918	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	748	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,033	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,018	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	868	108.16/cwt	100.00–116.00	939	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	106.60/cwt	100.00–113.00	336	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	132.85/cwt	124.00–139.00	426	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	143.00/cwt	138.00–151.00	482	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	143.99/cwt	137.00–152.00	536	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	131.29/cwt	127.00–133.00	491	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	124.50/cwt	116.00–136.00	518	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	136.41/cwt	136.00–137.00	573	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	141.09/cwt	134.00–147.00	597	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	136.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	123.95/cwt	115.00–131.00	585	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	477	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	639	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	130.29/cwt	124.00–136.00	628	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	133.53/cwt	133.00–134.00	650	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	639	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	116.32/cwt	111.00–124.00	604	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	125.15/cwt	124.00–126.00	651	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	103.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	646	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	124.29/cwt	119.00–128.00	716	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	115.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	706	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.21/cwt	118.00–129.00	776	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	108.51/cwt	105.00–116.00	738	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	722	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	949	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	754	103.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	769	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	838	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	796	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	959	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	160.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	551	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	133.85/cwt	124.00–145.00	493	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	158.38/cwt	150.00–167.00	599	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	153.15/cwt	144.00–164.00	639	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	133.63/cwt	120.00–146.00	564	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	145.89/cwt	138.00–155.00	674	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	128.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	616	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	678	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	133.34/cwt	132.00–134.00	677	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	126.88/cwt	118.00–133.00	660	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	139.10/cwt	135.00–144.00	732	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	721	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.43/cwt	125.00–146.00	787	62
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	113.98/cwt	108.00–120.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	578	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	129.36/cwt	119.00–132.00	807	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	115.01/cwt	111.00–117.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	110.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	803	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	2

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs, AR

Thu Jul 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Receipts 2,401Last week 1,100Year ago 1,287

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	90.00	90.00
42	—	462	138.00–155.00	145.89
5	—	726	105.00–112.00	110.63
62	—	577	125.00–146.00	136.43
10	—	343	160.00–166.00	160.59
16	—	378	150.00–167.00	158.38
16	—	624	119.00–132.00	129.36
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
28	—	417	144.00–164.00	153.15
2	—	685	119.00	119.00
20	—	526	135.00–144.00	139.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	422	120.00–146.00	133.63
3	—	635	120.00	120.00
3	—	678	111.00–117.00	115.01
4	—	577	108.00–120.00	113.98
8	—	478	124.00–134.00	128.88
15	—	368	124.00–145.00	133.85
13	—	520	118.00–133.00	126.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
6	—	538	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	140.00	140.00
9	—	508	132.00–134.00	133.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	132.00	132.00
2	—	623	113.00–120.00	116.46
2	—	748	105.00	105.00
6	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	679	120.00–130.00	124.84
22	—	527	130.00–145.00	139.32
24	—	484	130.00–149.00	134.85
2	—	868	100.00–116.00	108.16
26	—	736	120.00–125.00	124.74
8	—	312	147.00–163.00	155.81
65	—	630	125.00–135.00	128.65
8	—	416	135.00–154.00	143.30
11	—	564	129.00–140.00	135.44
2	—	373	133.00–148.00	140.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	494	145.00–158.00	154.75
13	—	830	120.00–125.00	122.65
7	—	679	135.00	135.00
8	—	531	145.00–146.00	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	601	158.00	158.00
1	—	320	192.00	192.00
7	—	706	148.00	148.00
13	—	572	153.00	153.00
23	—	544	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	633	137.00–151.00	145.23
37	—	423	153.00–170.00	165.73
3	—	653	132.00	132.00
37	—	568	139.00–152.00	147.73
4	—	317	164.00–174.00	171.33
41	—	529	146.00–156.00	152.63
10	—	708	130.00–139.00	137.21
23	—	370	154.00–168.00	162.40
13	—	777	133.00	133.00
48	—	467	148.00–164.00	158.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	489	152.00–160.00	156.07
25	—	559	159.00	159.00
27	—	614	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	651	130.00	130.00
68	—	722	131.50	131.50
68	—	796	120.50	120.50
9	—	610	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	372	137.00–152.00	143.99
4	—	724	108.00–110.00	109.51
48	—	423	134.00–147.00	141.09
5	—	667	121.00	121.00
74	—	464	130.00–140.00	136.54
7	—	520	124.00–126.00	125.15
9	—	337	138.00–151.00	143.00
18	—	625	118.00–129.00	124.21
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
29	—	576	119.00–128.00	124.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	125.00–126.00	125.33
1	—	505	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	100.00–105.00	103.75
2	—	315	100.00–113.00	106.60
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	416	116.00–136.00	124.50
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
22	—	472	115.00–131.00	123.95
8	—	754	100.00–106.00	103.87
29	—	609	112.00–118.00	115.96
11	—	321	124.00–139.00	132.85
11	—	374	127.00–133.00	131.29
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
13	—	680	105.00–116.00	108.51
12	—	519	111.00–124.00	116.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	507	126.00	126.00
36	—	487	133.00–134.00	133.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	120.00	120.00
12	—	420	136.00–137.00	136.41
55	—	482	124.00–136.00	130.29
20	—	525	120.00–126.00	123.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	127.00	127.00
9	—	424	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	648	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	769	109.00	109.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.